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i text hillbilly for youll maybe he will get back with youll...... last time i talked to him he said best way to get with him is to pm him... his email address is charliebryant68@aol.com he said contact him anytime.... hes sorry he hadnt posted getting ready for his new table to come in
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Charlie has been pretty busy lately, so be patient with him. He charges $75 per hour, but will work out a deal for multiple hours and/or people. He's one of the best teachers in the world IMO and worth every penny. Charlie's book is also coming out pretty soon...so keep an eye out for that!
Mike M.
Mike M.
hillbilly
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I teach in the South Houston area. I like to stick to Legends in League City due to proximity. I try to work with my students and make arrangements that are best for all involved. You can PM me or contact me by cell (713-480-6944) or email hbryant76@aol.com or charliebryant68@aol.com . I am sorry that I have not been able to get back to you before now. I have been very busy and until now, had no help. Thanks to my wife taking on some of my administrative responsibilities, I have more time to stay in touch with the public. I hope to hear from you soon.
Charlie "Hillbilly" Bryant
I teach in the South Houston area. I like to stick to Legends in League City due to proximity. I try to work with my students and make arrangements that are best for all involved. You can PM me or contact me by cell (713-480-6944) or email hbryant76@aol.com or charliebryant68@aol.com . I am sorry that I have not been able to get back to you before now. I have been very busy and until now, had no help. Thanks to my wife taking on some of my administrative responsibilities, I have more time to stay in touch with the public. I hope to hear from you soon.
Charlie "Hillbilly" Bryant
Charlie Bryant's lessons
I made the trip from the East Coast to Houston just to take lessons from Charlie. All I can say is that the 3 days I spent out there were worth every penny.
Let's face it: you got players out there who just can't teach and teachers who simply can't play all that well. With Charlie Bryant, you got a champion who knows his stuff inside and out and WANTS to teach it to you.
Do you think you know how to aim shots, use English, or bank? Wait and see how much you don't know.
I made the trip from the East Coast to Houston just to take lessons from Charlie. All I can say is that the 3 days I spent out there were worth every penny.
Let's face it: you got players out there who just can't teach and teachers who simply can't play all that well. With Charlie Bryant, you got a champion who knows his stuff inside and out and WANTS to teach it to you.
Do you think you know how to aim shots, use English, or bank? Wait and see how much you don't know.
Why don't you tell me what yours is first????? What, do you want me to write a chapter on aiming for you? If you think I just posted this for the hell of it, you're totally wrong. I've taken lessons for as many as 5 different guys over the last 10 years. I've learned something from every one of them, but not nearly as much as I got from Charlie Bryant. Case in point.kildegirl said:
Dude listen, I'm merely stating my honest opinion in case someone is looking to get some lessons. I think Charlie is by far the best I've worked with. I'm not knocking anyone else and their abilities to teach or play; I'm simply stating my opinion. I'm not here to get into the specifics of why and all, but here's a couple: he identified a couple bad habits that I needed to undo, and most no one else before him had pointed them out. Second, the banking systems he showed me were alone enough to make the trip worthwhile. Now I'm making most of my banks or coming within a ball from the pocket. Just imagine how valuable this would be to your game.Blackjack said:Nice first post. Thanks for the generalizations.
One Rock said:
Dude, I am not sure who you took lessons from in the past but unless you are going to name some names then we don't know if you took lessons from anyone worth giving credit to! Most good instructors will pick up on your bad habits immediately! So I wonder if you went to a credible instructor to begin with?
I admit there will always be people that can teach better than they play. There will always be people that are better players than teachers. There will always be people that are great at both!
I will say from personal experience that Charlie is a great guy to learn from and to talk to about the game. He will definately teach you a thing or two whether you are watching him play, or whether you are taking lessons from him.
As far as you braging about your banking ability ...............mmmmmmm ............I have to wonder what your playing capability was like before you took lessons from Charlie.
One Rock said:
Yea, Yea, Yea...............I don't buy into the woofing and crap on an internet chat forum. You are right you never have met me so why don't you calm down and just get back to the practice table? LMAO I was simply trying to state that you haven't named names, so how do we know if you have gone to any instructors that are worth a darn? For all we know you went to someone that wasn't certified, someone that wasn't a chamion, or someone that is just a decent local in your town. We have no way of knowing if your full of B/S or you are a stand up dude!
The only intelligent thing you have said in this thread at all is that Charlie Bryant is a great teacher and a great player! I don't think that many people will argue that point because there is nothing to argue!
I know he is a monster on the table! Then he makes learning easy, and he puts it in layman's terms!
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One Rock said:
First off, you won't win points getting on here and insulting people. I took offense to your post because it was insulting to many that make a living teaching people how to play this game.
Teaching pool is my sole source of income. I think I'm pretty damned good at it, myself.
For over 20 years I have busted my ass to earn my reputation as one of the best instructors in the world, not just the U.S. or North America - THE WORLD. I have flown to Europe, Japan, Taiwan, Manila, and many other places to JUST to give lessons. Along the way I have learned other techniques from other instructors you have never heard of, and I have incorporated their teachings into my curriculum. These lessons were booked because my reputation and my instructional techniques speak louder than anything I could ever say to put down another instructor. It's just not something that I do to get more students.
I have spoken one on one with Charlie about instruction. I know how he feels about pool - he is extremely passionate about the game and his instructional techniques.
Do I play at Charlie Bryant's level? No.
Neither does 95% of the planet, so don't expect me or any other instructor to lose sleep over that.
Can I teach pool?
Yes I can.
I have worked with Amateurs and I have also worked with World Champions, WPBA top 10 players, and many of the top men. I don't have to mention names, just go out there and ask around and you'll hear positive things about what I do and how I do it.
I take offense when anyone makes the statement that "some teachers can't play very well" and the tone insinuates that we should be avoided in favor of "whomever".
I may not be a top 9 ball player, but I have competed professionally, written books about 9 ball, 14.1, the mental game, and I have a high run in straight pool of 212 balls. I can bank well, kick just as accurately as some of the Filipino players, and go toe to toe with anybody in the world in a safety battle - despite not having the trophy case full of championships to brag about.
Most of what I teach was taught to me by Cisero Murphy, Jack Colavita, Buddy Hall, Steve Mizerak, Mike Carella, Louie Roberts, Cowboy Jimmy Moore, Gene Nagy, and Hal Mix. On that list, only one of them is still amongst the living - and I work hard to keep the imagination and creativity of those great teachers and players we have lost alive and well through my work as instructor and author.
I'm sure Charlie's instruction is great, well worth the trip and whetever he is charging. All I am saying is that its disrespectful to make a blanket statement about instructors that don't play at Charlie's level.
I have met Charlie and he's a really nice person and he has a wealth of knowledge - we have had conversations about instruction. I am sure he doesn't need anyone coming in here on his forum and insulting others, which you have done in 3 out of the 4 posts you have made since you have been here. It's just not necessary. He's a great teacher, you learned a lot and you highly recommend his instruction. That is all you had to say, but you chose to bash others in your post. Not sure why you felt the need to do that, but expect others to confront you when you attack their livelihood, IMO, that is what you did.
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Mr. Defensive
Where did Mr. Defensive come from?
Blackjack, by reputation alone deserves more respect than you've given him. Issuing a blanket statement that insinuates a top pro-teacher that can't compete with top pro players is very insulting and I don't blame Blackjack for defending himself and other instructors.
Please keep these blanket statements to yourself, especially the ones that insult the more revered members of the AZ community.
Where did Mr. Defensive come from?
Blackjack, by reputation alone deserves more respect than you've given him. Issuing a blanket statement that insinuates a top pro-teacher that can't compete with top pro players is very insulting and I don't blame Blackjack for defending himself and other instructors.
Please keep these blanket statements to yourself, especially the ones that insult the more revered members of the AZ community.
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